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#BC57FA

#bc57fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc57fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.12% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 65.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 277.18°, with 94.22% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.2441

Complementary

  1. #bc57fa
  2. #95fa57

Split complementary

  1. #bc57fa
  2. #e6fa57
  3. #57fa6b

Analogous

  1. #6b57fa
  2. #bc57fa
  3. #fa57e6

Triadic

  1. #bc57fa
  2. #fabc57
  3. #57fabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc57fa
  2. #fa5795
  3. #95fa57
  4. #57fabc

Square

  1. #bc57fa
  2. #fa6b57
  3. #95fa57
  4. #57e6fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7105b3
  2. #9e0df8
  3. #bc57fa
  4. #daa1fc
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#bc57fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc57fa
  2. #a94ee1
  3. #9646c8
  4. #843daf
  5. #713496
  6. #5e2c7d
  7. #4b2364
  8. #381a4b
  9. #261132
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc57fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc57fa
  2. #c368fb
  3. #c979fb
  4. #d089fc
  5. #d79afc
  6. #deabfd
  7. #e4bcfd
  8. #ebcdfe
  9. #f2ddfe
  10. #f8eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc57fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc57fa
  2. #b65bee
  3. #b05fe2
  4. #aa63d5
  5. #a467c9
  6. #9e6cbd
  7. #9870b1
  8. #9274a5
  9. #8c7898
  10. #867c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f77c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e89f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b379a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7974fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8478f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b76dcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc57fa {
  color: #bc57fa;
}
Background
.bg-bc57fa {
  background-color: #bc57fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc57fa {
  border: 2px solid #bc57fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc57fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 87 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc57fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc57fa, #fa57e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc57fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 87 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.39 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.00 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.11 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.71 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.86 #43a805 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc57fa  rgb(188, 87, 250)  hsl(277, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#95fa57  rgb(149, 250, 87)  hsl(97, 94%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fabc57  rgb(250, 188, 87)  hsl(37, 94%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#57fabc  rgb(87, 250, 188)  hsl(157, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine